Kamis, 12 Januari 2012

Dead Leaves




Embankment, London


Happy new year! It is going to be a busy one for me, preparing for a new book and solo show in early Autumn. First though, I am taking part in The Courtauld Institute of Art's East Wing X: Material Matters show. This opens from the 21th January at the Institute in Somerset House in London - but being a working college it is only open to the public on the last Saturday of each month. If you want to catch the show though, it runs until June 2013, which should give you plenty of opportunity. I have a mix of older and newer work in the show, including the image above, taken near Somerset house at the end of last year. You can also see work by War Boutique, Laura Keeble, Gabriel Dawe, Paula Rego, Damien Hirst, Simon Edmonson and over 30 other artists. My work is downstairs in the cafe, so if you get there early you can probably grab a fry-up too. Find more info here.


I have also produced a book cover for Dimitri Verhulst's book The Misfortunates. It is the first commissioned book cover that I have done and the book is great - it reads like a Belgian version of Shameless, but with more heart. The installation wasn't left on the street like I usually would as I had to shoot a few versions of the cover, but fear not - I am in Antwerp in May, where these little alcoholics will be abandoned to their fates in their homeland. You can check out the book here.



Rabu, 07 Desember 2011

Worst Wurst





 Stuttgart, Germany

My show in Ludwigsburg, Germany, closed last week - a big thank you to everyone who came along and who was involved in setting it up. 

New work coming in the new year - have a great Christmas/Hanukkah/Whatever.



Jumat, 11 November 2011

Scars




Aldwych, London

 "The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war" - MacArthur

You can donate to the Poppy Appeal here.


 

Selasa, 04 Oktober 2011

Last Stand



Ludwigsburg, Germany

It has been a while since I updated the blog, but I have been hard at work on a few new projects. First up is  The Big City, a show opening in Ludwigsburg, Germany on 23rd October at Kunstverein Ludwigsburg. The solo show, my first in Germany, will feature a combination of past work and installations as well as some new work shot on the streets of Berlin, Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg.
 

 

Fantastic Voyage























Death and Taxes

Grottaglie, Italy

The image above was another street installation from last year's Fame Festival in Italy. This one had a miniature speaker and mp3 player hidden inside the cigarette box, playing sounds of coughing. We moved in to a busier area where Angelo (founder of Fame Festival) and I filmed reactions to the installation as people passed by. We would have liked to have shot more, but it was right before a big festival at the church (right behind where we placed the installation) and they kept ringing the church bells. And then the brass band started up. I think that is why every parent tries to shoo their child away - "Come on, get to church!"